RAN (and Tesla) coming to St. Regis, Montana!

[Riviot]

We stopped in St. Regis for our regular potty break / fudge fill and were talking about how we really wished it had a fast charger. We walk outside to a guy with a clipboard checking out the Rivian. We get to talking, and he's the owner of the Travel Center, sandwich shop and dog park across the street, and bought up the old Exxon station on the corner, currently being renovated (looks almost like a Starbucks now). He said Rivian is breaking ground this spring at that building for 6 chargers, including a trailer pull-through spot! The goal is to open mid-late summer. And Tesla is going next to the dog park!

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[Drott]

This is awesome news! Great recon @Riviot and safe travels back home

 

[SeaGeo]

That should really clear up the range anxiety getting to Glacier!

 

[Perkmeup]

This is great……Seattle to Missoula will be easier….just need to get one in Ellensburg now, as I see one is planned for spokane already

 

[Forager]

That’s good news. We drive through there at least once a year.

 

[Riviot]

UPDATE: Tesla install underway! Couldn't tell what type of stations and didn't want to hop the fence to look for Magic Docks. This is backside of the dirt lot across from the gas station, NW corner.

No sign of Rivian anything...

 

[Riviot]

Tesla is open! No magic dock... Yet

no signs of RAN

 

[emoore]

That’s great that the Tesla one is already open. I don’t think there are going to be any more magic docks now that there will be adapters next year for a growing number of CCS vehicles.

 

[pc500]

I'd really love on Seattle -> Boise

 

[Drott]

Dang. Those adapters can’t get here fast enough

 

[scottf200]

I was there July 10, 2023 and walked over to get a Huckleberry shake

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[sub]

I have a feeling Tesla is done installing magic docks unless the government is footing the bill. It was a proof of concept with the sole purpose of being able to say, yes we can do CCS chargers.

There is no point in upgrading existing stations or even including it on new stations when soon everyone (who cares) will have their own adapter.

 

[scottf200]

FYI, on the downside of the CCS1 adapter is that it is supposed to work with v3+ SCs. There are a fair number of V2- SCs. GIF below I made a few weeks back.

12,000 v3+ vs
10,000 v2-
22,000 total

 

[emoore]

FYI, on the downside of the CCS1 adapter is that it is supposed to work with v3+ SCs. There are a fair number of V2- SCs. GIF below I made a few weeks back.

Yeah there are a lot of V2 stations in the middle of the country that would be nice to use on road trips but CCS cars can't. I wonder if the companies changing to NACS in 2025 will be able to use the V2 stations or if Tesla will start replacing those stations.

 

[scottf200]

Yeah there are a lot of V2 stations in the middle of the country that would be nice to use on road trips but CCS cars can't. I wonder if the companies changing to NACS in 2025 will be able to use the V2 stations or if Tesla will start replacing those stations.

Hmm ... I thought every reference to the 12K backed up all the announcements of v3 and higher.

I thought this was common/known info. You can see on supercharge.info filters using 250+kW where the v3 ones area ... ie. what I used for the GIF.

Ford's as an example being the first:
https://media.ford.com/content/ford...n-access-to-12-000-tesla-superchargers--.html

A Tesla-developed adapter will provide Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit vehicles fitted with the Combined Charging System (CCS) port access to Tesla’s V3 Superchargers. Ford will equip future EVs with the NACS charge port, removing the need for an adapter for direct access to Tesla Superchargers, starting in 2025.

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